I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.'
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that every woman inherently seeks equality, even if they don't overtly identify as a feminist.
Helen Mirren's quote suggests that regardless of whether women in today's society openly label themselves as feminists, they inherently desire a world where equality and respect are afforded to them. By reflecting on the significant progress made over the past 40 years, it implies that if women from that era could witness the current state of affairs, they would reject the inequalities that still persist, thereby affirming that the pursuit of feminist ideals is a universal sentiment among women.
In practice
During a women's rights rally, a speaker referenced this quote to remind attendees of the progress made and the inherent feminist spirit in all women.
There is that awful moment when you realize that you're falling in love. That should be the most joyful moment, and actually it's not. It's always a moment that's full of fear because you know, as night follows day, the joy is going to rapidly be followed by some pain or other. All the angst of a relationship.
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.
I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'
I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.
I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.
I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting.
Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life's nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in "another" or "better" life.
Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.
But actually time isn't a straight line. It doesn't ave a shape. In all senses of the term, it doesn't have any form. But since we can't picture something without form in our minds, for the sake of convenience we understand it as a straight line. At this point, humans are the only ones who can make that sort of conceptual substitution.
We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a real sense, by the time we are adults, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.
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